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HB 498 — AN ACT relating to transparency.
Last action — to State & Local Government (S)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
4 added · 4 removed4 line(s) added, 4 removed.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BRHB 2082498/GA AN ACT relating to transparency.
(3) The cabinet shall maintain exclusive control and be considered the sole custodian of all information and records generated by and through activity of the executive Page 1 of 2 BR208200.100HB049810.100 - 2082 - XXXX JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BRHB 2082498/GA branch of government, notwithstanding the situs of the information and the records in another branch of government, and disclosure thereof shall only be by the cabinet in accordance with applicable law.
Page 2 of 2 BR208200.100HB049810.100 - 2082 - XXXX JacketedGA
Action History
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to State & Local Government (S)
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received in Senate
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3rd reading, passed 73-24
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posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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2nd reading, to Rules
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reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
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posted in committee
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to State Government (H)
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introduced in House
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (138)
138 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 138 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 41 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 73 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 24% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Schamore | — | Yea |
| Bechler | — | Yea |
| Koenig | — | Yea |
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| Sheldon | — | Yea |
| Bentley | — | Yea |
| Sims | — | Yea |
| Goforth | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Palumbo | — | Yea |
| Sorolis | — | Yea |
| Lewis D | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Branham Clark | — | Yea |
| Graviss | — | Yea |
| Lewis S | — | Yea |
| Pratt | — | Yea |
| Prunty | — | Yea |
| Brenda | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Massey | — | Yea |
| Raymond | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Cantrell | — | Yea |
| Hatton | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Heath | — | Yea |
| Rothenburger | — | Yea |
| DuPlessis | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Rowland | — | Yea |
| Webber | — | Yea |
| Huff T | — | Yea |
| Santoro | — | Yea |
| Yates | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Minter | — | Nay |
| Stone | — | Nay |
| Booker | — | Nay |
| Glenn | — | Nay |
| Jenkins | — | Nay |
| Rand | — | Nay |
| Wheatley | — | Nay |
| Brown G | — | Nay |
| Graham | — | Nay |
| Wiederstein | — | Nay |
| Burch | — | Nay |
| Hinkle | — | Nay |
| Meeks | — | Nay |
| Scott | — | Nay |
| Flood | — | Nay |
| Hoover | — | Nay |
| Meyer | — | Nay |
| Carney | — | Not Voting |
| Donohue | — | Not Voting |
| Westrom | — | Not Voting |
| Huff R | — | Yea |
| Miller C | — | Yea |
| Miller J | — | Yea |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Nay |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Lou Marzian | Democrat | Nay |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Yea |
| Pamela Stevenson | Democrat | Nay |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | Nay |
| Aaron Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Bowling | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby McCool | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Freeland | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Fugate | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Elliott | Republican | Yea |
| David Hale | Republican | Yea |
| David Meade | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Elkins | Republican | Yea |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Petrie | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Gooch Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| John Blanton | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Upchurch | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Banta | Republican | Yea |
| Kim King | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Poore Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hart | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Richard White | Republican | Yea |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Yea |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bratcher | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Riley | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Rudy | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Miles | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Roberts | Republican | Nay |
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